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Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Freelancers – to print or not to print?

Monday 11 May 18:34:27 UTC 2015

Hello everyone, I am looking into working as a freelance graphic designer and I would really appreciate some good advice on printing work for clients. I have had a bit of a hang-up in this department as I have limited knowledge on the subject, but I recently spoke to someone who works freelance and they told me they simply provide the … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » The Importance of Case Studies in a Design Portfolio

Monday 11 May 16:22:48 UTC 2015

Modern case studies are built for design projects of all types. Studios and freelancers alike can put together case studies ranging from branding, web design, mobile UI design, or even After Effects compositing. The following tips & examples should help you understand the purpose of case studies in a creative portfolio. While they might not be useful for every project, there … [Link]

JUST™ Creative » 5 Must-Know Visionaries of Modern Graphic Design

Monday 11 May 16:19:02 UTC 2015

This article has been contributed by Nicole Boyer. Because we are so accustomed to the technological aspects of graphic design today, we forget that all of such work begins with ideas – creative ideas – that have existed for centuries and that have permeated our “landscape” since the printing press was invented. Indeed, many Italian graphic designers experimented with typography, … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Indie Font Bundle by Envato

Monday 11 May 15:57:48 UTC 2015

Bundles are great for getting creative assets, that being said rarely we'll find really good bundles with useful fonts especially. Well, we are luck with the Indie Font Bundle from Envato. Envato Bundles is a part of the Envato ecosystem which also includes Envato Market, Envato Studio and Tuts+. Envato Bundles was created as a way to group on trend creative … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » Desigual: I’m Stumped

Monday 11 May 14:46:57 UTC 2015

While we love-love-love seeing diverse models like this one, we’re not sure she’d be too happy about what they did to her hand. Unless she’s really missing her left hand? If that’s the case, I’m sure someone will let us know in the comments. Thank you to Isolde for spotting this disaster in Belgium and sending it in. The post … [Link]

Web Design – WebFX Blog » Grunt vs Gulp: Which One Should You Use?

Monday 11 May 14:40:26 UTC 2015

Nobody likes doing boring and repetitive tasks. The good news is we can probably make our computer do them for us. When it comes to web development build automation, there are two major players you will want to look at: Grunt and Gulp. But, which one should you go with? What are the differences between them? Which one is better? … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Perfect Office – Kano DIY Computer, Acer Widescreen Display and Office Ideas

Monday 11 May 14:25:25 UTC 2015

We’ve seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we'll assemble a perfect office, and we'd like you to help us. What equipment would the perfect office have? We've selected amazing items for y'all this week! Keep your trash away from curious eyes with the Space … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Rad Lettering Illustrations by Betrayer Family

Monday 11 May 14:19:13 UTC 2015

Based in Surabaya, Indonesia, Betrayer Family is a contemporary type lettering & illustration project founded in 2013 that still goes on. Check out some of the Rad lettering illustrations we have created. Enjoy! For more from Betrayer Family visit betrayerfamily.com, behance.net/betrayerfamily. Rad Lettering Illustrations by Betrayer Family Tags: letteringillustrationpaul0v2's blog [Link]

Web Designer Depot » What’s new for designers, May 2015

Monday 11 May 12:15:30 UTC 2015

In this month’s edition of what’s new for designers and developers, we’ve included lots of podcasts, design resource directories, lots of web apps, learning resources, productivity resources, new frameworks, APIs, team resources, and much more. And as always, we’ve also included some awesome new free fonts! Almost everything on the list this month is free, with a few high-value paid … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 20 Fresh and New Free HTML Website Templates

Monday 11 May 11:29:06 UTC 2015

If you’re a web designer or web developer who wants to stay permanently updated with the latest freebies, then you definitely need to bookmark this post containing 20 new free HTML website templates! These are the best fresh and new free HTML website templates on the web! All of these have gorgeous designs and awesome features, plus they’re all mobile-friendly! … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » 30 Vintage Designs for Custom Car & Motorcycle Brands

Monday 11 May 8:00:58 UTC 2015

As a gearhead myself I love the design style that is based on vintage custom car & motorcycle garages. Imagine the ingredients of 1950s americana, the greaser subculture and old motor racing brands combined to produce cool logos, apparel designs and posters. That’s the theme of today’s showcase! Check out these 30 inspiring vintage style designs featuring custom typography, hand … [Link]

Line25.com » 20 Powerful High Contrast Black & White Web Designs

Monday 11 May 7:30:31 UTC 2015

Designing a website using just black and white provides the highest contrast possible between text and background elements. Combined with black and white photography, this produces powerful designs that grab the attention of the viewer and draws them in with their seductive qualities. In today’s showcase I round up 20 beautiful examples of monochromatic website designs that master the use … [Link]

example » How Speed Up Your Front End Web Development Process

Monday 11 May 5:47:14 UTC 2015

Web design is often lumped together with a lot of other ideas like UX design and web development. Although these areas do overlap, the skill sets are not interchangeable and not all designers know… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #2072

Monday 11 May 2:54:59 UTC 2015

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don't forget to send your Abduzeedo username; or via Twitter sending to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo. Found … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » POM POM Visual Identity

Monday 11 May 1:35:07 UTC 2015

Nothing like a good branding project to start the week inspiring and motivated. Today we featured a project titled Pom Pom by Reynolds and Reyner from Kiev, Ukraine. The project was created for a fashion designer from Los Angeles and the behind the scenes posted by them is quite extensive and show in details some of the parts of the creative … [Link]

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